| NHTSA Campaign Number: |
94V229000 |
| Vehicle/Equipment Make: |
BUICK |
| Vehicle/Equipment Model: |
REGAL |
| Model Year: |
1995 |
| Manufacturer Campaign Number: |
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| Manufacturer Component Description: |
EXTERIOR LIGHTING |
| Manufacturers Involved in Recall: |
GENERAL MOTORS CORP. |
| Manufacturered: |
19940901 - 19940901 |
| Type of Report: |
V (Vehicle, Equipment or Tire) |
| Potential Number of Units Affected: |
1022 |
| Date Owner Notified By Manufacturer: |
19941130 |
| Recall Initiated By: |
19941130 |
| Manufacturer Responsible For Recall: |
GENERAL MOTORS CORP. |
| Report Received Date: |
19941121 |
| Record Creation Date: |
19941130 |
| Regulation Part Number: |
571 |
| Federal Motor Vehicle Safety Standard Number: |
108 |
| Defect Summary: |
THE VEHICLES WERE ASSEMBLED WITH AN INCORRECT FRONT PARK/TURN SIGNAL BULB WHICH DOES NOT HAVE SUFFICIENT CANDLE POWER. THIS DOES NOT COMPLY WITH FMVSS NO. 108, "LAMPS, REFLECTIVE DEVICES, AND ASSOCIATED EQUIPMENT." |
| Consequence Summary: |
CONSEQUENCE OF NON-COMPLIANCE: OPERATORS COULD FAIL TO NOTICE AND HEED THE WARNING LABELS. REDUCES CANDLE POWER ON THE PARK/TURN LIGHTS DECREASES THE LIKLIHOOD OF VEHICLE OPERATOR'S INTENT BEING SEEN BY OTHER MOTORISTS. |
| Corrective Summary: |
DEALERS WILL REPLACE THE INCORRECT BULB WITH THE CORRECT BULB. |